One last thing. Loupes are awesome when it comes to determining if a marble has been polished. The surface glass will be really smooth. The seams and pontils will be smooth and lose their texture as well. The last thing are the Flea Bites. They will have a sharp edge around them and not have the irregularities around the edges that represent the impact that caused the chip🔥
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Well good for you guys. I could care less about your negative responses about loupes and what Chuck said.I’m more curious and have fun looking in the Matrix and seeing what’s in there. I like looking at the Lash’s. It was really cool seeing AV on some of the Banana Pelt Cats Eyes I have.If you’re going to buy a Sparkler for $50.00 or more I think you would want to know it doesn’t have any anneal fractures. I can go on and on about the fun you can have with a loupe but I’m going to leave it that. If you want to have fun with a loupe buy one. If not then don’t buy one.🔥
Art. Close and lock this thread down
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Do you know what Lashes are? These are an Akro trait caused by dull cutters. When you see these they are attributed to Akro’s. Not always but I would say 99% of the time it’s an Akro trait.🔥
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I thought for sure your OP was a Kokomo. MoJo has been MIA for quite sometime now. I consider him to be the best at the Foreign ID’s. I think he lives in the Netherlands. He has an amazing collection of overseas marbles. He’s a great resource here on the Board. I just wish he’d show up. He use to be here every day 🔥
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